Metallic furring-clip.



No. 757,863. PATBNTBD APR. 19, 1904. D. EWART. METALLIC FURRING GLIP.

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UNITED STATESA Patented April 19, 1904.

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METALLIC FUFl-"ilNGi-CLIP..`

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 757,863, dated April 19, 1904.

Application filed November 13, 1903. Serial No. 181,100. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DAVID EWART, a subject of the King of Great Britain and Ireland, residing in the city of' Ottawa, in the Province of Ontario and Dominion of Canada, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in the Construction of' Fireproof and Damp- Proof Walls and Partitions in Buildings, which consists, essentially, in a metallic furring-elip for securing and holding the furring and studding to which the lathing is attached. It is intended to be applied to outer walls and inside partitions of' buildings constructed of stone, brick, concrete, or other material.

In the accompanyingdrawings, which illustrate my invention and its application in building', Figure 1 is a perspective view of' the clip. Fig. 2 is a plan view, and Fig. 3 is a sectional elevation, showing the clip as applied to a brick wall. Fig. 4 shows the clip as intended for useI in a double-studded partition, and Fig. shows the same in use.

The clip is cut from sheet metal to the required size and shape. The clasp-piece l, which-forms the outer portion of' the clip, as shown in Fig. 1, is bent along the line 2 to a right angle with the body 3 and projects outwardly from the face of the brick or stone wall A. 'lhe outer end of' the clasp-piece is bent around the iron rods B, which constitute the furring to which the metallic lathing,

which is used in combination with 'my inven.

tion, is attached. The body 3, from the inner end 4 of the clasp-piece l, is embedded in the Its inner end 5 is bent, as shown, to prevent its being loosened and drawn out. The distance between the inner end 4 of the'clasp-piece and the outer end 6 of the body fixes the distance from the face of the stone or brick work to the furring.

The clip shown in Figs. 4. and 5 is a slight modification of that shown in the previous figures and is suitable for inside partitions which carry lath and plaster on `both sides. With this style of clip either iron rods or a double row or wooden studding may be eniployed to carry the lathing. The rods or studs O are held at a desirable distance apart by the body part 7. A marginal portion is bent at the line X to a right angle with the body to form a clasp-piece, each end of which is folded tightly around one of the studs C. The lugs 9 hold against the opposite side of the stud.

In the drawings, D represents the plastering, and E the metallic lathing, which is secured to the fui-ring by wire ties, or by nails where Wooden studding 1s used. Part of the space behind the lathing may be filled in with L' concrete, and an air-space may be left next to the lathing by placing a board between the furring-strips of' a thickness equal to the size of air-space required and filling in concrete behind this board. After the concrete has set the board is removed and placed for a higher course.

I/Vhat I herein claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A sheet-metal furring-clip, comprising a body portion, and a clasping member, said clasping member standing at approximately right angles to the body portion, whereby the latter may be secured to a horizontally-extending face and the clasping member be in a position to engage a vertically-disposed meinber, substantially as described.

2. A sheet-metal furring-clip, comprising a Hat body portion, and a curved clasping member having a flat bearing-face, the iiat faces standing at approximately right angles to each other.

3. A sheet-metal furring-clip, comprising a iiat body portion, and a clasping member having a iiat bearing-face, the iiat` faces standing at approximately right angles to each other,

and the adjacent ends of said body portion and clasping member overlapping, substantially as described.

4. A sheet-metal furring-elip, comprising a flat body portion provided with means for securing it in place; and a clasping member having a iiat bearing-face, the fiat faces of said parts standing at right angles to each other and having their adjacent ends overlapping, substantially as described.

5. A sheet-metal furring-clip, comprising a iiat body portion 3, having its outer end 5 bent at a right angle thereto; and a elasping rneinber l formed as an integral extension of saidv body portion and standing in a piane at approximately right angles to the body portion, 5 the adj aeent ends i and 6 of said clasping member and the body portion being suitably distaneed.

In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two wltnesses.

DAVID EWART.

Witnesses J., B. LAMB, J. ODONAHOE. 

